There Are Many Ways of Praying One Way

I sometimes am persuaded that I have a profound mind, but am usually humbled when it takes me 5 minutes to remember what I was just thinking about. This morning, I had 2 thoughts about Muller in how he is represented in CG, how amazing, and how silly. The one thought that will not go away is how different.

Muller prayed long hours of prayer. And it was heartfelt, trusting prayer, too. His journaling was different than mine also. His reflections were much less lamenting and sad (and theoretical), and more telling stories about how God met the need. I've long been uncomfortable with "long hour prayers" as I guess I'm still at a place where that would seem like drudgery and unnecessary.

CG's take is that prayer is talking to God about your work together. I like the sounds of that. But lest I think that it's because I like it that means it's good and true, God please direct me further in prayer.

Lord Jesus, I've been stuck on this one for a while: prayer. Are you leading me here to this place of time spent with You? How do I proceed? Don't let me end on a note of pessimism, but help me find joy in the Lord during this journey. I don't believe that I have profound thoughts as much as rigid thoughts. Help to shake up my thinking, put it aright. I mean, You are the king of the whole universe. How much do I acknowledge that with the proffers of my being? To You be the glory and the praise.

In Jesus Name,

Amen

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